Restless legs syndrome is underdiagnosed in the US renal data system

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 487-

  Kutner, N G ^a   Zhang, R ^b   Bliwise, D L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; ICD-9; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; UNDERDIAGNOSED;

EID: 84877085864     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hct014     Document Type: Letter

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